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    <title>
      menu-file
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  <body>
    <h1>
      File Menu
    </h1>
    <table class="menu">
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          New (<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+N</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Creates a new, un-named document in memory and displays it. The
          contents of the new document reflect the user's current <a
            href="whatis-preferences.htm"
          >preferences</a>. If there are any unsaved changes in the current
          document you will be prompted to save changes before continuing.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Open (<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+O</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Opens an existing <a
            href="whatis-vifile.htm"
          >version information file</a> using the <a
            href="dlg-fileopen.htm"
          >Open File</a> dialogue box. If there are any unsaved changes in the
          current document you will be prompted to save changes before
          continuing.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Save (<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+S</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Saves the current document to disk as a <a
            href="whatis-vifile.htm"
          >version information file</a>. If the document has not yet been
          saved the <a
            href="dlg-filesave.htm"
          >Save File</a> dialogue box is displayed where a name and location for
          the file can be chosen.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Save As (<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+A</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Permits the current document to be saved as a <a
            href="whatis-vifile.htm"
          >version information file</a> under a new name. The <a
            href="dlg-filesave.htm"
          >Save File</a> dialogue box is displayed where a new name and location
          for the file can be chosen.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Export (<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+E</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Enables a resource file to be created from the current document. Both
          resource source (.rc) files and binary resource files (.res) can be
          created. The .res file type is only available if a resource compiler
          has been <a
            href="howto-rescompiler.htm"
          >registered</a> with the program. The <a
            href="dlg-fileexport.htm"
          >Export File</a> dialogue box is displayed where the name and type of
          the exported file can be specified.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Compile (<span class="smallcaps">F9</span>)
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Causes the current document to be compiled into a binary resource
          file. This option is disabled unless program has been set up to work
          with an <a
            href="howto-rescompiler.htm"
          >external resource compiler</a>. If a default output folder for
          the compiler has been specified for this document, and the document
          has been saved, the output file has the same name as the document and
          is stored in the designated folder. Otherwise a <a
            href="dlg-compile.htm"
          >dialog box</a> is displayed where the name of the .res file can be
          entered. To specify a default output folder use the
          <span class="menuref">Edit | Compiler Output Folder</span> menu
          option.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Save As Preferences
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Causes the current document to be saved as <a
            href="whatis-preferences.htm"
          >preferences</a>. These preferences are used as the default
          whenever a new document is created, either at program start-up or when
          the <span class="menuref">File | New</span> menu option is selected.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          View RC Statements
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Displays the <a
            href="dlg-viewrc.htm"
          >View RC Statements</a> dialogue box which shows how the current
          document will appear when converted to a <a
            href="whatis-vistatement.htm"
          >VERSIONINFO resource statement</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="item">
          Exit
        </td>
        <td class="desc">
          Exits the program. If there are any unsaved changes to the current
          document you will be prompted to save the changes before closing.
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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